Comments: Lee is probably right, he has a far better memory than me for this stuff and I could have rested before doing the crux, but I could rest a week or two and still not climb 5.13. He also forgets how strong he has been/can be at times. Either way, they are probably some of the hardest moves I have climbed clean on a rope. Isn't mushroom roof an ancient pictograph of sweat, chalk and blood being protected by Texas State parks? Cheers.

Comments: Sit start. FA was Guns Gonzales, at least in the wave of most recent development. I think it is a cool problem. although the top is choss, the lower moves are pretty cool. I think Cody did some thin thing to the left.

Comments: Good photo. Posting a photo with a boulder problem is nice. I have climbed that line, but don't think we ever named it. The area you are exploring is called Low Gun. From about 1995-2000 a small group of ne'er do wells scoured those rocks in search of new lines. We probably only named about a 1/3 and did not worry too much about grades as nearly everything falls somewhere between V1 and V3. We did name the most obvious, most difficult, or worst problems (the chapel, King T, and Technophobi... more >>

Comments: True, oh so true, but over time, most areas develop fairly well. My theory is that if there is one classic line, then there is almost always something to warm up on and usually some other things to climb as well. If William's guess on the problem is right, then my overview photo is useless. It does not capture the crystal ship area. I always called the problem William described the shortest man.

Comments: I still have no guess on the problem, but am with Claude on the potential. What other cities have reasonable quality undeveloped boulders within minutes of the city and often minutes of the car. The whole westside of Three Gun wasn't really developed until fairly recently and still has potential in the upper grades. William and the Tomtourage are constantly finding new stuff on the other side. Countless boulderers have passed through, but there is still more good rock out there. I think it ... more >>

Comments: We have climbed everything up there that is easier than V7 (or really tall or really chossy) so I am sure that this line has been done if it is good, but by your description I can not tell what boulder problem you are referring to in your post. I will post a picture of the bouldering area and maybe you can identify what problem you are talking about and I can tell you its name and what we graded it. You may be able to create a better set of directions/location by using some of the landmarks in... more >>

Comments: No rush, those boulders have been ignored for a long time. I will post a simple topo tonight that might help locating the different lines and projects. I will identify all the best lines that I tried but could not do.

Comments: Welcome to the Sandias. If you want cleaner rock then you have to climb harder routes. Try Mountain Momma and link it with a route on Muralle or another on the Torreon and you can stay on the good stuff.

Comments: Carlito's Way is visible from the wash north of the rock band that forms the lower section of the ridge at about the same contour as the parking lot. Walk over the little ridge next to the cars, identify the boulder just west with the big knobs on the north face (2minutes), keep walking west without getting sucked south or down hill. As you get across the canyon, you should be able to see a broken band of rock ranging in height from about 8'to 15'. Head for the right side of the band and look... more >>

Comments: Claude, if you are back in the neighborhood there are a few interesting projects that you might try. There is a nice boulder just north and east of VF that has an overhanging west face on it with some flat holds that lead up into a seam. It is easy to find because the east side has a really thin seam out an overhanging corner. I did some lines on the boulder next to it. My guess is V10 or so. The other really nice project is on the face just left of Carlito's Way. A good jug leads to some ... more >>